Muhammad had Violated the Qur'an, Part
2

(Note: This essay is an
updated of version of the above article first posted on December
9, 2005. Due to much request from the readers the author has
decided to rewrite and update the essay in light with the new
information glimpsed from the Qur'an and ahadith.)

Muhammad violated Allah’s
restriction on him on the number of his wives

When Muhammad married Zaynab bte.
Jahsh, the wife of his adopted son, Zayd b. Harith, Allah was a
little bit displeased with Muhammad’s audacious crave for young,
beautiful, sexy women—married or single. So, Allah clamped down on
Muhammad, sternly warning him that that was enough, that he could
not accumulate further, any extra wives. Allah made Zaynab
Muhammad’s wife number eight or nine—the last wife. Here is the
verse where Allah forbade Muhammad to marry further after marrying
Zaynab bint Jahsh:

Allah put restriction on Muhammad's
marriage; he is not to take any new wife, neither exchange old wives
for new… 33:52

033.052
YUSUFALI: It is not lawful for thee (to marry more) women after
this, nor to change them for (other) wives, even though their beauty
attract thee, except any thy right hand should possess (as
handmaidens): and Allah doth watch over all things.

Let us have a look at the list of
women with whom Muhammad had some kind of connection, including
sexual. This list has been prepared from the book of Tabari (vol.
ix, pp.120-141). Please note that this list is in chronological
order. Highlighted in the list is the name of Zaynab bint Jahsh to
demonstrate how flagrantly Muhammad had dishonoured Allah’s
restriction on him—he had collected at least 13 more wives, a
sex-slave and a concubine even when Allah commanded him to restrain
his wife collection.

Muhammad had 21 wives. They
were:

Khadijah bint Khuwaylid

Sawdah bint Jamah

Aisha bint Abu Bakr

Hafsah bint Umar (Hafsha found
Muhammad and Mariyah in her bed and she became hysterical
(footnote 884, Tabari ix.131).

Umm Salamah

Juwayriyyah

Umm Habiba bint Abi Sufyan

Zaynab bint Jahsh

Safiyyah bint Huyayy

Maymunah bint Al-Harith

Sana bint Asma or Saba bint
Asma. She died before Muhammad consummated the marriage.

al-Shama bint Amr al-Ghifariyaah.
Muhammad divorced her for her doubting his prophethood.

Ghaziyyah bint Jabir. She was
previously married and had a son named Sharik. She was beautiful
but she refused to consummate the marriage. Muhammad found her
old (ibid, p.139); so he returned her to her people.

Amrah bint Yazid. Some say she
herself gave to Muhammad (33:50). Muhammad did not consummate
the marriage.

Asma bint Al-Numan. Muhammad
found her suffering from leprosy; so he divorced her giving her
compensation.

Zaynab bint Khuzaymah—also
called Umm al-Masakin (mother of the poor)

Al-Aliyaah bint Zabyan. It is
alleged that she peeped through her door at the people in the
mosque. So Muhammad divorced her after paying her some
compensation (ibid, footnote 919, p.138).

Qutaylah bint Qays—but Muhammad
died before he could consummate his marriage with her. She and
her brother apostatized from Islam.

Fatimah bint Shurayh (Sara).

Kawlah bint Hudhayl

Layla bt. Al-Khatim. She
offered herself to Muhammad and Muhammad accepted her as his
wife. Later, when her people admonished her for marrying
Muhammad, she requested for a divorce and Muhammad divorced her.

Mariyah bint Sham’un (Hafsah
found Mariyah and Muhammad together in her bed and she was
hysterical (Tabari, ix.131, footnote 884)

Rayhanah bint Zayd al-Quraziyaah.

Marriage not consummated:

Mulaykah bint Kab al-Laythi;
Muhammad divorced her.

Bint Jundub.

Even the one of the most eminent
commentators and translators of the Qur'an, Maulana Yusuf Ali admits
that Muhammad had indeed transgressed the stipulation of the Qur’an.

Yusuf Ali (commentary number 3754,
p. 1123) writes: "This was revealed in A.H. 7. After that the
Prophet did not marry again, except the handmaiden Mary the Copt,
who was sent as a present by the Christians Muaqauqas of Egypt. She
became the mother of Ibrahim, who died in his infancy."

Muhammad violated the Quranic
law on the punishment for sex offenders

Fornication and adultery are two
most serious offences in Islamic societies. These acts are worse
than murder and plunder. The punitive measures, as enacted in the
Qur’an, are truly extremely harsh and barbaric. Let us read the
verse which deals with such grave crimes: Punishment for adultery
or fornication (both man and woman) is one hundred lashes in front
of the believers …24:2

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YUSUFALI: The woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication,-
flog each of them with a hundred stripes: Let not compassion move
you in their case, in a matter prescribed by Allah, if ye believe in
Allah and the Last Day: and let a party of the Believers witness
their punishment.

Strangely, when it came to a friend
of Muhammad, who admitted having committed a punishable offence
(illegal sex, perhaps), Muhammad did not apply this Qur’anic rule.
Here is a hadis from Sahih Bukhari on this violation of the Qur’an:
Muhammad did not punish a person for illegal sexual intercourse
because the person prayed with him... (Sahih Bukhari, 8.82.812)

Sahih Bukhari
Volume 8, Book 82, Number 812
Narrated Anas bin Malik: While I was with the Prophet a man came and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have committed a legally punishable sin;
please inflict the legal punishment on me'.' The Prophet did not ask
him what he had done. Then the time for the prayer became due and
the man offered prayer along with the Prophet, and when the Prophet
had finished his prayer, the man again got up and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! I have committed a legally punishable sin; please inflict
the punishment on me according to Allah's Laws." The Prophet said,
"Haven't you prayed with us?' He said, "Yes." The Prophet said,
"Allah has forgiven your sin." or said, "....your legally punishable
sin."

Muhammad violated the Quranic
code of conduct between marriageable couples

Please note that a man and a woman
who are not close relatives (that is, those men and women who could
be married to each other, those who are not in the prohibited class
for marriage purposes) cannot, under any circumstances, be alone
together. This moral guardianship is endorsed in these verses of the
Qur’an: Believing men are to lower their gaze and guard modesty…24:30

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YUSUFALI: Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze
and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them:
And Allah is well acquainted with all that they do.

Let us observe what Muhammad did
with some single women, who could be married to him.

The first such woman was none but
his first cousin-sister, Umm Hani bint Abu Talib. Muhammad
passionately fell in love with her, but for some unknown reason his
beloved uncle, Abu Talib did not give her hand to Muhammad when
Muhammad requested. Instead, Abu Talib married her to a pagan,
Hibayrah. But Muhammad’s adulterous relation with Umm Hani (real
name Fakitah, also known as Hind) continued. He used to sleep in her
house, when no one was around. Such an incidence took place when
Muhammad returned from his failed mission at Taif, after the deaths
of his first wife, Khadijah and his uncle Abu Talib. Returning from
Taif, he took shelter in Ka’ba. But at nightfall, when everyone was
asleep, he stealthily went to Umm Hani’s house and spent the night
with her. In the morning, when the people did not find him at Ka’ba,
they went looking for him. They found him in the house of Umm Hani.
He was embarrassed. So was Umm Hani. To hide the truth, he concocted
the story of his night journey to Jerusalem and Paradise from Umm
Hani’s house (more precisely, from her bed), which many converts of
Islam found too incredible to believe. They left Islam then and
there. This made Muhammad sad and withdrawn. Soon, after such an
adulterous affair was leaked, he left Mecca and settled in Medina.
But his undying love for Umm Hani remained aflame.

Later, when Muhammad became
militarily strong and conquered Mecca, he went to Umm Hani’s house
and stayed with her overnight, praying and chit-chatting with her.
Hubayrah, Umm Hani’s husband had foreseen the fall of Mecca and had
fled to Najran. So, Umm Hani was living in her house, separated from
her pagan husband, and Muhammad was there comforting her, in open
transgression of the Qur’anic code. (Please consult: Martin Lings,
p.33, 101, 103-104, 299; Ibn Ishaq, p.184, Tabari, vol.viii, p.186)

Here is a hadis from Sahih Bukhari
which demonstrates Muhammad’s way with single women, divorced or
widowed, rich or poor, for sex, which clearly violates the Qur’an.

A dignified woman, Jauniyaa (a
princess) was brought to Muhammad to have sex with him but she was
reluctant to give herself to him; Muhammad was angry and raised his
hand to beat her... (Sahih Bukhari, 7.63.182)

Sahih Bukhari
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 182
Narrated Abu Usaid:
We went out with the Prophet to a garden called Ash-Shaut till we
reached two walls between which we sat down. The Prophet said, "Sit
here," and went in (the garden). The Jauniyya (a lady from Bani Jaun)
had been brought and lodged in a house in a date-palm garden in the
home of Umaima bint An-Nu'man bin Sharahil, and her wet nurse was
with her. When the Prophet entered upon her, he said to her, "Give
me yourself (in marriage) as a gift." She said, "Can a princess give
herself in marriage to an ordinary man?" The Prophet raised his hand
to pat her so that she might become tranquil. She said, "I seek
refuge with Allah from you." He said, "You have sought refuge with
One Who gives refuge. Then the Prophet came out to us and said, "O
Abu Usaid! Give her two white linen dresses to wear and let her go
back to her family." Narrated Sahl and Abu Usaid: The Prophet
married Umaima bint Sharahil, and when she was brought to him, he
stretched his hand towards her. It seemed that she disliked that,
whereupon the Prophet ordered Abu Usaid to prepare her and to
provide her with two white linen dresses. (See Hadith No. 541).

Readers should note that the woman
mentioned in the above hadis was a minor, because her ‘wet nurse’
was with her when Muhammad wanted to have free sex with her. Also
note that this child-girl was perhaps naked when she met Muhammad,
because Muhammad instructed Abu Usaid to cover her with white linen.

Muhammad violated the Qur’anic
rule on sex and fondling with menstruating women

On menstruating women, the Qur'an
says: Menstruation is a disease; can't have sex during a woman's
period; after the period is over have sex in any manner, at any time
and at any place... 2:222

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YUSUFALI: They ask thee concerning women's courses. Say: They are a
hurt and a pollution: So keep away from women in their courses, and
do not approach them until they are clean. But when they have
purified themselves, ye may approach them in any manner, time, or
place ordained for you by Allah. For Allah loves those who turn to
Him constantly and He loves those who keep themselves pure and
clean.

Please note that in verse 2:222 the
Qur'an clearly says: So keep away from women in their courses, and
do not approach them until they are clean.

Let us examine what Muhammad did to
his wives when they were in heavy menstruation: During Aisha’s
period Muhammad used to fondle her in bath. When menstruating Aisha
used to wash Muhammad's head…(Sahih Bukhari 1.6.298).

Sahih Bukhari
Volume 1, Book 6 Number 298
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet and I used to take a bath from a single pot while we
were Junub. During the menses, he used to order me to put on an Izar
(dress worn below the waist) and used to fondle me. While in Itikaf,
he used to bring his head near me and I would wash it while I used
to be in my periods (menses).

Muhammad used to fondle his wives
when they were menstruating…(Sahih Bukhari 1.6.299)

Sahih Bukhari
Volume 1, Book 6, Number 299
Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Aswad:
(on the authority of his father) 'Aisha said: "Whenever Allah's
Apostle wanted to fondle anyone of us during her periods (menses),
he used to order her to put on an Izar and start fondling her."
'Aisha added, "None of you could control his sexual desires as the
Prophet could."

Muhammad used to embrace his
menstruating wives after covering their private parts… (Sahih Muslim
3.0578)

Sahih Muslim
Book 003, Number 0578
'A'isha reported: When anyone amongst us was menstruating the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) asked her to tie
waist-wrapper during the time when the menstrual blood profusely
flowed and then embraced her; and she ('A'isha) observed: And who
amongst you can have control over his desires as the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) had over his desires.

Muhammad put his cheek and chest in
between the naked thighs of a menstruating Aisha...(Sunaan Abu Dawud,
1.0270)

Sunaan Abu
Dawud Volume i, Number 0270
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:
Umarah ibn Ghurab said that his paternal aunt narrated to him that
she asked Aisha: What if one of us menstruates and she and her
husband have no bed except one? She replied: I relate to you what
the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) had done.

One night he
entered (upon me) while I was menstruating. He went to the place of
his prayer, that is, to the place of prayer reserved (for this
purpose) in his house. He did not return until I felt asleep
heavily, and he felt pain from cold. And he said: Come near me. I
said: I am menstruating. He said: Uncover your thighs. I, therefore,
uncovered both of my thighs. Then he put his cheek and chest on my
thighs and I lent upon he until he became warm and slept.